Unemployment rate in San Bernardino, CA

Unemployment rate in San Bernardino, CA was 6.1% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6 pts from August 2025. That is the 50th highest of 285 cities in August 2026.

August 20266.1% Provisional
Change on August 2025-0.6 pts
Series high14.8April 2020
Series low3.8May 2019

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Unemployment rate in San Bernardino, CA, January 2015 to August 2026

2.557.51012.5152015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-082015-01: 9.2 %2015-02: 8.8 %2015-03: 8.5 %2015-04: 8.1 %2015-05: 8.1 %2015-06: 8.6 %2015-07: 8.9 %2015-08: 8.4 %2015-09: 7.8 %2015-10: 7.8 %2015-11: 7.4 %2015-12: 7.1 %2016-01: 6.4 %2016-02: 6.4 %2016-03: 6.5 %2016-04: 6.4 %2016-05: 6 %2016-06: 7.2 %2016-07: 7.3 %2016-08: 6.8 %2016-09: 6.6 %2016-10: 6.4 %2016-11: 6 %2016-12: 5.9 %2017-01: 6.5 %2017-02: 6.3 %2017-03: 6.1 %2017-04: 5.6 %2017-05: 5.1 %2017-06: 6 %2017-07: 6.3 %2017-08: 6 %2017-09: 5.4 %2017-10: 5.1 %2017-11: 4.9 %2017-12: 4.7 %2018-01: 5.1 %2018-02: 5 %2018-03: 4.7 %2018-04: 4.4 %2018-05: 4 %2018-06: 5.1 %2018-07: 5.1 %2018-08: 4.9 %2018-09: 4.5 %2018-10: 4.5 %2018-11: 4.3 %2018-12: 4.3 %2019-01: 5 %2019-02: 4.6 %2019-03: 4.6 %2019-04: 3.9 %2019-05: 3.8 %2019-06: 4.5 %2019-07: 4.9 %2019-08: 4.6 %2019-09: 4 %2019-10: 4.1 %2019-11: 4 %2019-12: 3.8 %2020-01: 4.3 %2020-02: 4.1 %2020-03: 6.2 %2020-04: 14.8 %2020-05: 14.8 %2020-06: 13.6 %2020-07: 14 %2020-08: 12.2 %2020-09: 12 %2020-10: 11.6 %2020-11: 11.5 %2020-12: 11.3 %2021-01: 11 %2021-02: 10.6 %2021-03: 10 %2021-04: 9.6 %2021-05: 8.8 %2021-06: 9.7 %2021-07: 9.2 %2021-08: 8.5 %2021-09: 7.7 %2021-10: 7.4 %2021-11: 6.5 %2021-12: 5.9 %2022-01: 6.4 %2022-02: 5.4 %2022-03: 4.8 %2022-04: 4.2 %2022-05: 3.8 %2022-06: 4.5 %2022-07: 4.6 %2022-08: 4.6 %2022-09: 4.2 %2022-10: 4.4 %2022-11: 4.5 %2022-12: 4.1 %2023-01: 5 %2023-02: 5.1 %2023-03: 4.9 %2023-04: 4.5 %2023-05: 4.7 %2023-06: 5.5 %2023-07: 5.6 %2023-08: 5.8 %2023-09: 5.4 %2023-10: 5.6 %2023-11: 5.3 %2023-12: 5.2 %2024-01: 5.5 %2024-02: 5.6 %2024-03: 5.4 %2024-04: 5.1 %2024-05: 4.9 %2024-06: 5.9 %2024-07: 6.4 %2024-08: 6.3 %2024-09: 5.5 %2024-10: 5.6 %2024-11: 5.6 %2024-12: 5.2 %2025-01: 5.6 %2025-02: 5.6 %2025-03: 5.6 %2025-04: 5.6 %2025-05: 5.6 %2025-06: 6.4 %2025-07: 6.8 %2025-08: 6.7 %2025-09: 6.4 %2025-11: 5.9 %2025-12: 5.4 %2026-01: 5.9 %2026-02: 5.6 %2026-03: 5.4 %2026-04: 5.2 %2026-05: 4.9 %2026-06: 5.6 %2026-07: 6 %2026-08: 6.1 %
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 139 values
Period%
2026-086.1 Provisional
2026-076
2026-065.6
2026-054.9
2026-045.2
2026-035.4
2026-025.6
2026-015.9
2025-125.4
2025-115.9
2025-096.4
2025-086.7
2025-076.8
2025-066.4
2025-055.6
2025-045.6
2025-035.6
2025-025.6
2025-015.6
2024-125.2
2024-115.6
2024-105.6
2024-095.5
2024-086.3
2024-076.4
2024-065.9
2024-054.9
2024-045.1
2024-035.4
2024-025.6
2024-015.5
2023-125.2
2023-115.3
2023-105.6
2023-095.4
2023-085.8
2023-075.6
2023-065.5
2023-054.7
2023-044.5
2023-034.9
2023-025.1
2023-015
2022-124.1
2022-114.5
2022-104.4
2022-094.2
2022-084.6
2022-074.6
2022-064.5
2022-053.8
2022-044.2
2022-034.8
2022-025.4
2022-016.4
2021-125.9
2021-116.5
2021-107.4
2021-097.7
2021-088.5
2021-079.2
2021-069.7
2021-058.8
2021-049.6
2021-0310
2021-0210.6
2021-0111
2020-1211.3
2020-1111.5
2020-1011.6
2020-0912
2020-0812.2
2020-0714
2020-0613.6
2020-0514.8
2020-0414.8
2020-036.2
2020-024.1
2020-014.3
2019-123.8
2019-114
2019-104.1
2019-094
2019-084.6
2019-074.9
2019-064.5
2019-053.8
2019-043.9
2019-034.6
2019-024.6
2019-015
2018-124.3
2018-114.3
2018-104.5
2018-094.5
2018-084.9
2018-075.1
2018-065.1
2018-054
2018-044.4
2018-034.7
2018-025
2018-015.1
2017-124.7
2017-114.9
2017-105.1
2017-095.4
2017-086
2017-076.3
2017-066
2017-055.1
2017-045.6
2017-036.1
2017-026.3
2017-016.5
2016-125.9
2016-116
2016-106.4
2016-096.6
2016-086.8
2016-077.3
2016-067.2
2016-056
2016-046.4
2016-036.5
2016-026.4
2016-016.4
2015-127.1
2015-117.4
2015-107.8
2015-097.8
2015-088.4
2015-078.9
2015-068.6
2015-058.1
2015-048.1
2015-038.5
2015-028.8
2015-019.2

Compared with California and United States

PlaceAugust 2026
San Bernardino, CA6.1
California5.1
United States4.1

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities. United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted. Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces. Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas. Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures. Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national. Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national. For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank. ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over. The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03) (Unemployment rate, San Bernardino, CA, 2015-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Unemployment rate, San Bernardino, CA, 2015-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployment-rate/san-bernardino-ca. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Unemployment rate, San Bernardino, CA, 2015-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployment-rate/san-bernardino-ca.

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Unemployment rate in San Bernardino, CA was 6.1% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.6 pts from August 2025. That is the 50th highest of 285 cities in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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14.8% in April 2020, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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